"Buffy against vampires": A reboot with a black heroine in development

The vampire hunt will resume. Yesterday, 20th Century Fox confirmed that a reboot of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" in VO was on track, putting an end to several months of rumors in this direction. According to "The Hollywood Reporter", it is Monica Owusu-Breen ("Marvel: Agents of SHIELD") who is responsible for writing the script of this project, which has not yet broadcaster, including Joss Whedon, the father of the original series, will be one of the executive producers.

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This reboot looks like an "updated" version of the cult series. The story should be based on the original mythology but will be more ingrained in the current era. In addition, the character of Buffy will be embodied by an African-American heroine. More globally, according to "Deadline", Fox 21 TV Studios wants to offer a more varied distribution than the original series, all of whose main actors were white. According to "Deadline", the project could find a broadcaster this summer.

Strong Woman of the "Saturday Trilogy" of M6

Serious series for the thirties, "Buffy against the vampires" was broadcast from 1997 to 2003 on The WB then UPN. Its development followed the movie "Buffy, vampire slayer", released in 1992 and on which Joss Whedon had worked. In France, "Buffy" was one of the heroines of M6's "Saturday Trilogy" for many years. In this box, she rubbed shoulders including "Charmed", another cult series of the time which is also the subject of a reboot, which will be launched in September on The CW, with a distribution more mixed.

Telling the story of a vampire-hungry high school student, "Buffy the Vampires" helped Sarah Michelle Gellar, Buffy Summers' original performer, achieve tremendous notoriety. In the series, it gave replica to Nicholas Brendon (Alex), Alyson Hannigan (Willow), Charisma Carpenter (Cordelia), James Marsters (the very popular Spike) or David Boreanaz (Angel). The latter had also been the hero of "Angel", a spin-off of "Buffy" broadcast from 1999 to 2004 on The WB and, in France, on TF1. puremedias.com invites you to review the very first generic "Buffy against vampires."